Palmer faculty presenting research at chiropractic conference

Published: Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 5:28 p.m.

Last Modified: Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 5:28 p.m.

DAYTONA BEACH — Seventeen faculty members from Palmer College of Chiropractic's Florida campus in Port Orange have been selected to present their research at an annual conference.

The faculty will be represented at the annual Association of Chiropractic College's Research Agenda Conference in Washington, D.C., in March. The conference is comprised of accredited chiropractic educational programs in North America and affiliate member institutions worldwide.

Topics of research include educational theories and teaching approaches as well as chiropractic case studies and treatment.

Five Palmer College faculty were also recently selected to participate in the Evidenced Based Clinical Practice training offered through McMaster University's Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery in Hamilton, Ontario. Funding for the project is from a grant that the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research in Iowa received from the National Institute of Health. The faculty are assistant professors and doctors: Kathy Shaw, Ali Rabatsky and Teresa Brennan, as well as associate professors and doctors Kenice Morehouse and Stephen Grand. Dr. J. Donald Dishman was also appointed as Editor-In-Chief of the World Research Journal of Computational Neuroscience.

In other area college news:

- UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA: Jim Barrett, a University of Florida professor emeritus, will offer tips on poinsettia care from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday in the Volusia County Agricultural Center auditorium, 3100 E. New York Ave., DeLand. He will discuss breeding trials being conducted on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, how to care for poinsettias in the landscape, and which varieties grow best in Central Florida. Reservations are not required. For more information, call the University of Florida/Volusia County Extension at 386-822-5778. Barrett also will appear on Gardener's Hot Line at 7:30 p.m. Thursday with Volusia County Extension Agent Karen Stauderman. The show airs on WDSC Channel 15.

- DAYTONA STATE: The Academic Support Center at Daytona State College is offering a repeat of its popular study skills and review sessions for students preparing to take Intermediate Algebra this spring. The free sessions -- which run 2 1/2 hours a day for four days, Jan. 7 through Jan. 10 -- teach techniques to conquer the tricky concepts of algebra. In addition, students learn skills to study efficiently and prepare for tests. The sessions are designed to help students who plan to enroll or are currently enrolled in MAT1033 (Intermediate Algebra). Registration is open now, with two sessions to choose from: 9 to11:30 a.m. and 2 to 4:30 p.m. MAT1033 Study Skills and Review Sessions take place in the Baker Academic Support Center (Bldg. 500), Rm. 305, on the Daytona Beach Campus,1200 W. International Speedway Blvd. To register or for more information, call 386-506-3913, or email ASC@DaytonaState.edu.

- BETHUNE-COOKMAN: Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach had 12 students graduate this month from its master of science program in transformative leadership. The program equips leaders and their organizations with skills to explore values of diversity, community engagement, and ethics for organizational and individual change. The graduates include Byron McLeod, Mara Kallich, Michael Williams, Jeneice Ward, Letitia Curry, Arlean Timmons, Sarah Kiser Tiller, Demetria Frank, Anthony Breeze, James Swank, Marcus McCoy and Jamarr Robinson.

- EMBRY-RIDDLE: A film crew from Belgium's public broadcasting organization RTBF (Radio Television Belge Francophone) were at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Daytona Beach campus Nov. 29 and 30 for a coming news segment on pilot training in the United States and in Europe. University President John P. Johnson, Embry-Riddle Worldwide Chancellor John Watret and Dean of the College of Aviation Tim Brady were interviewed by the international media crew, who also toured the College of Aviation, Flight Operations and flightline among other areas.

- PALMER: Students and staff at Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida campus in Port Orange collected hundreds of toys for children this holiday season. For the seventh consecutive year, Palmer's Florida Campus is participating in the Adopt a Child program providing gifts to Community Partnership for Children, which cares for more 1,400 children each year who have been victims of abuse or neglect. The program is led by the Port Orange South Daytona Rotary. In a separate initiative conducted primarily by students, bins were placed throughout the Port Orange Clinic where anyone, including patients, could drop off toys for the local Toys for Tots campaign. More than 300 toys have been contributed, 200 of those through the Palmer Student Alumni Foundation.

<p>DAYTONA BEACH &mdash; Seventeen faculty members from Palmer College of Chiropractic's Florida campus in Port Orange have been selected to present their research at an annual conference. </p><p>The faculty will be represented at the annual Association of Chiropractic College's Research Agenda Conference in Washington, D.C., in March. The conference is comprised of accredited chiropractic educational programs in North America and affiliate member institutions worldwide. </p><p>Those selected include Doctors Kathy Shaw, an assistant professor; Professor Shawn He; Associate Professor Niu Zhang; Instructor Gregory Cofano; Associate Professor Kimberly Keene; Assistant Professor Heather Bowyer; Associate Professor E.A. Pappagallo; Assistant Professor Teresa Brennan; Associate Professor Stephen Grand; Matthew Richardson, director of clinical radiology; Assistant Professor Melissa Ferranti and Associate Professor Kenice Morehouse and Associate Professor Mark Murdock. </p><p>Also presenting at the national conference are Professor Christopher Meseke; Professor Veronica Dishman; Assistant Professor Ali Rabatsky and Assistant Professor Daniel Wright. </p><p>Topics of research include educational theories and teaching approaches as well as chiropractic case studies and treatment. </p><p>Five Palmer College faculty were also recently selected to participate in the Evidenced Based Clinical Practice training offered through McMaster University's Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery in Hamilton, Ontario. Funding for the project is from a grant that the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research in Iowa received from the National Institute of Health. The faculty are assistant professors and doctors: Kathy Shaw, Ali Rabatsky and Teresa Brennan, as well as associate professors and doctors Kenice Morehouse and Stephen Grand. Dr. J. Donald Dishman was also appointed as Editor-In-Chief of the World Research Journal of Computational Neuroscience. </p><p>In other area college news: </p><p><b>- </b> UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA: Jim Barrett, a University of Florida professor emeritus, will offer tips on poinsettia care from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday in the Volusia County Agricultural Center auditorium, 3100 E. New York Ave., DeLand. He will discuss breeding trials being conducted on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, how to care for poinsettias in the landscape, and which varieties grow best in Central Florida. Reservations are not required. For more information, call the University of Florida/Volusia County Extension at 386-822-5778. Barrett also will appear on Gardener's Hot Line at 7:30 p.m. Thursday with Volusia County Extension Agent Karen Stauderman. The show airs on WDSC Channel 15. </p><p><b>- </b> DAYTONA STATE: The Academic Support Center at Daytona State College is offering a repeat of its popular study skills and review sessions for students preparing to take Intermediate Algebra this spring. The free sessions -- which run 2 1/2 hours a day for four days, Jan. 7 through Jan. 10 -- teach techniques to conquer the tricky concepts of algebra. In addition, students learn skills to study efficiently and prepare for tests. The sessions are designed to help students who plan to enroll or are currently enrolled in MAT1033 (Intermediate Algebra). Registration is open now, with two sessions to choose from: 9 to11:30 a.m. and 2 to 4:30 p.m. MAT1033 Study Skills and Review Sessions take place in the Baker Academic Support Center (Bldg. 500), Rm. 305, on the Daytona Beach Campus,1200 W. International Speedway Blvd. To register or for more information, call 386-506-3913, or email ASC@DaytonaState.edu. </p><p><b>- </b> BETHUNE-COOKMAN: Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach had 12 students graduate this month from its master of science program in transformative leadership. The program equips leaders and their organizations with skills to explore values of diversity, community engagement, and ethics for organizational and individual change. The graduates include Byron McLeod, Mara Kallich, Michael Williams, Jeneice Ward, Letitia Curry, Arlean Timmons, Sarah Kiser Tiller, Demetria Frank, Anthony Breeze, James Swank, Marcus McCoy and Jamarr Robinson. </p><p><b>- </b> EMBRY-RIDDLE: A film crew from Belgium's public broadcasting organization RTBF (Radio Television Belge Francophone) were at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Daytona Beach campus Nov. 29 and 30 for a coming news segment on pilot training in the United States and in Europe. University President John P. Johnson, Embry-Riddle Worldwide Chancellor John Watret and Dean of the College of Aviation Tim Brady were interviewed by the international media crew, who also toured the College of Aviation, Flight Operations and flightline among other areas. </p><p><b>- </b> PALMER: Students and staff at Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida campus in Port Orange collected hundreds of toys for children this holiday season. For the seventh consecutive year, Palmer's Florida Campus is participating in the Adopt a Child program providing gifts to Community Partnership for Children, which cares for more 1,400 children each year who have been victims of abuse or neglect. The program is led by the Port Orange South Daytona Rotary. In a separate initiative conducted primarily by students, bins were placed throughout the Port Orange Clinic where anyone, including patients, could drop off toys for the local Toys for Tots campaign. More than 300 toys have been contributed, 200 of those through the Palmer Student Alumni Foundation. </p><p>&mdash; Compiled by Education Writer Deborah Circelli</p>